02 7.3 in a 96 f250 crew gasser?
 

I have a wrecked 02. 7.3 auto. Brother in law wants to buy it and put it in his 96 f250 crew gasser. Is it worth it ? And Is it possible ? Both are auto

By far the largest obstacle is the law.

Is it possible? Yes.

Is it worth it? Maybe. Most likely no. But maybe.


The 7.3 will fit fine. The trans... I don't know. I've never read of anyone fitting a 4R100 into an OBS.

Just some things to think about though.

Drive shafts will have to be modified.
You'll have to goto an e-fuel setup.
The wiring.
Front suspension may need to be beefed up depending in if the OBS has a sb or not.
Radiator differences
Plumbing and modifications for an intercooler.
Ect.

Ya. It's up to him. Just thought I'd see what kind of input I'd get

Law is a big thing here in ny. They have to plug in gassers for emission check if vin is tagged as a gasser it has to be. So that would screw the program here. Just a hint find a 95 and do it to that

All I have to say is, if he's got the money to spend and really want it. Go for it (that is if Uncle Sam isn't on your back about it.).

I think it sounds like a cool project.

Washington state here. We're not in the big city. No emission testing here

I have. The 4R100 is exactly the same size as the E4OD. The 4R100 is actually a modified E4OD.

The 4R100 will have to come with the 7.3L. The E4OD in the truck now won't bolt to the diesel. Also take the computer and all the wiring from the donor truck.

This swap is not too difficult when there is a donor truck to get all the parts.

Hmmm. We'll that's good to know. Donor truck has all parts. Just wasn't sure about cross members and stuff

Its hard to say about the crossmembers but Im sure you'll need to modify them or drill new holes into the frame, I really doubt it'll bolt up without modification. E-fuel is another project in its own, you can buy a setup for a grand or more or piece one together, it would be very conveniant to get that done with the motor out of the truck.

02 has electric fuel?

Yep
You could just transfer the fuel system from the sd over

E fuel with a fuel bowl...

In cab wiring will be a nightmare

Fantastic! I didn't know this! Thanks!

Wiring the 02 engine harness into the OBS will not be fun. I would look for an obs harness to go on the 02 engine and make everything into OBS that you can.

You will need engine mounts from an OBS power stoke and drill holes in the crossmember for them

So all in all should he just go with a 12 valve cummins ? Lol. What makes most sense ?
I can give him a good deal on the 7.3

Unless his gas truck is absolutely SPOTLESS or has some sentimental attachment to the truck, it is just not worth it.

But if it is clean or he has an attachment, get a rotted or wrecked OBS to use as a diner. Then it would all bolt in

Hmmm. Well in my opinion the exterior of his pickup is a 8.5/10 and interior 9.5/10. And it's the short bed so that's cool. But it's totally up to him. I just thought I'd throw it out there and see what we could come up with. I thought the motor with 119k being a 7.3 power stroke would be a hot item on craigslist. Hasn't drawn much interest tho besides people askin for parts

Powerstrokes are a dime a dozen. they hardly ever go bad. My last one I had I pulled all the accessories and scrapped the engine and it ran fine because I couldn't even get a phone call at $400

I am parting 2 more power stroke trucks this fall,, the stick transmissions are worth more than the engines